Cotton-baling machine.



No. 696,743. Patented A r. 9021.

E. MUTZ. COTTON BALING MACHINE. (Application filed Nov. 6, 1901'.

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No. 696,743. Patented Apr. I, I902. E. MOTZ. COTTON BALING MACHINE.

Application filed Nov. 6, 1901.

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EMANUEL MOTZ, OF JEFFERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

COTTON BALlNG MACHINE.

QPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Fatent N0. 696,743, dated April.1, 1902. Application filed November 6, 1901. Serial No. 81,305. (Nomodel.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL MOTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jefferson, in the county of Chesterfield, State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCotton-Baling Machines, of which the following is a description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to cotton-baling machines adapted to form a compacthighly-compressed bale of the general type known as the round bale; andit is the object of myinvention to produce a machine capable of-beingoperated by comparatively small power, such as is commonly used onplantations and simple and inexpensive in construction, adapted to takethe cotton-bat asit comes from the condenser of the gin and to formdirectly from it a bale occupying the least possible space and ready tobe put directly upon the market, thus avoiding the necessity oftransportation of the ginned cotton in bulk from the gin to thecompress.

My invention consists in the machine hereinafter described, by which thecotton-bat as it comes from the condenser is twisted to form a firmcompressed strand, and this twisted strand is wound under tension upon ashaft into the form of a round bale, which is intended to be tied beforeits removal from the machine.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of the machine.Fig. 2 is a plan of the machine. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional viewof the complete machine. Fig. 4t is a cross-sectional View on line 4 4of Fig. 3 looking to the rear. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on line5 5 of Fig. 3 looking toward the front end of the machine, and Fig. 6 isa perspective View of the bale.

In the drawings, A A are a pair of loose rollers, each having centrallyof its length a groove a. One of these rollers, preferably the lowerroller, as shown, is movable relative to the other, the two beingpressed together by a spring a or other equivalent means. These rollersare mounted in a supa pulley E, by which power is applied.

port B, which is fixed relative to the other parts of the machine.

B is a twisting and reeling frame, which for the purposesof thisapplication I term a flier-frame. This frame is journaled at O O infixed supports D and D. The journal O is made hollow and is in line withthe grooves a of the rollers A A. The journal 0 is extended through thebearing and carries If preferred, the pulley may be carried by thejournal 0, in which case this journal will be made sufficiently long tocarry the pulley.

Journaled in the flier-frame is a reel F, which is arranged to be drivenas the flierframe is rotated on its journals 0 O by mechanism which willbe hereinafter described. One side B of the flier-frame is preferablyhinged at B and the reel is preferably made in two parts, one part F,comprising the head fand a portion f of the shaft, being journaled inthe main portion of the flier-frame, and the other part F comprising thehead f and the portion f of the shaft, being journaled in the hingedside B of the flier-frame. The shaft portions f and f are preferablyprovided with interlocking teeth f f, and the parts of the reel aresecured together by a screw G, which passes through the shaft portions fand f and screws into a nut in the main part of the flier-frame, thisscrew serving also when in place to hold the hinged side B of theflier-frame in closed position.

On the shaft portion f is arranged a toothed wheel H, and the mainportion of the flier-frame carries a spring-pressed lover I, pivoted atone end I and having its other end so bent as to engage a fixed cam K.The

lever I carries a spring-pawl t', arranged to engage the teeth of thewheel H, so as to rotate it and with it the reel F when the lever ismoved in one direction. A holdback-pawl t" is pivoted to the mainportion of the fiier= frame, so as to engage the teeth of the wheel H toprevent it from backward movement.

The cam K is preferably slotted to fit over the journal 0 and isvertically adjustable by means of a screw L.

The end of the lover I is preferably provided with a roller 1 to contactwith the cam K.

As the flier-frame is rotated on its journals 0 O, the end of the loverI will be thrown away from the line of the axis of the flier and bymeans of its pawl 2' causes the wheel H, and with it the reel F, torotate.

If preferred, the head f of the reel may be provided with teeth and theseparate wheel H dispensed with.

Between the journal 0 of the flier-frame and the reel is placed atension and guiding device M. This device, as shown, consists of a platehaving a pivot 'm,f1tting a hole a in a cross-bar N, pivotally supportedin the sides of the flier-frame and also provided with a series of holesto receive tension-pinsp. The plate is provided at its end with a guideQ, which may conveniently be formed by bending up portions of the metalof the plate to form a circular orifice. The tension and guiding deviceis thus adapted to turn on both a horizontal and vertical pivot.

In front of the rollers A A, I preferably arrange a funnel R to receivethe cotton-bat as it comes from the gin and guide it to the rollers. Thegroove in the rollers insures the twist being formed at the middle ofthe bat.

In starting the machineinto operation a portion of the bat is drawnthrough between the rollers A A and twisted by hand. The twist is passedthrough the hollow journal 0 and between the tension-pins on the plate Mand through the guide-orifice of the plate, and finally secured to theshaft of the reel. The machine is then started, and as the flierframerotates the bat is twisted between the rollers and the tension deviceand wound on the reel, the winding of the twist serving to draw the batthrough the rollers. The plate M by reason of its vertical andhorizontal pivotal movement distributes the twisted cotton evenly on thereel.

Before starting the machine the bale-covering material should be placedin position on the reel. All that is necessary for this purpose will betwo pieces of burlap or other material of circular or rectangular shapewith a hole cut in the center of each, so that it can he slipped overthe shaft of one of the shaft portions of the parts of the reel, thepieces being held during the operation of the machine by hooks f nearthe outer edges of the reel-heads.

The reel-heads are preferably each provided with radial slots fpreferably six in number, and the shaft portions with correspond inggrooves to receive the bale-ties, which are preferably of wire. As soonas sufficient of thetwisted cotton is wound on the reel to make a baleof the desired size the machine is stopped, the covering materialunhooked and brought over, and the bale-ties are then brought over andunited.

The degree of twist is regulated by the relative speed of rotation ofthe reel by shifting the position of the cam K, and the compact ness ofthe bale will depend upon the degree of twist and upon the tension underwhich the twisted strand is wound on the reel, it being essentialonlythat the strand be twisted sufficiently hard to permit of the action onit of the tension device without injury.

The bale formed on my machine possesses all the advantages over theordinary compressed bale which are possessed by the round bale now onthe market as regards compactness and as regards the readiness withwhich it may be opened at the mill, and by reason of the simple andinexpensive construction of the machine and the small power required tooperate it my invention enables the cotton planter at small expense andwithout the necessity for increasing the power usually employed on aplantation to make a bale having all the merit of the compressed balenow made only by machinery, both expensive in itself and requiring highpower to operate it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- 1. In an apparatus for baling cotton, thecombination of a flier-frame having a hollow journal, and having one ofits sides hinged, a separable reel having one of its parts journaled inthe main part of the flier-frame and its other part journaled inv thehinged side, and means for holding the parts of the reel together, and atension device within the flierframe; substantially as described.

- 2. In an apparatus for baling cotton, the combination of aflier-frame, a reel j ournaled in the fiier-frame,and provided with atoothed Wheel, a lever pivoted on the flier-frame and carrying a pawlarranged to engage the toothed wheel and adjustable means for causingthe movement of the lever on its pivot as the flier-frame rotates;substantially as described.

3. In an apparatus for baling cotton, the combination of a flier-frame,having one of its sides hinged, a reel comprising two parts,each

consisting of a reel-head and a portion of the shaft, one of said partsbeing journaled in the main portion of the flier-frame, and the other journaled in the hinged side, and means for securing the parts of thereel together; substantially as described.

4:.[In an apparatus for baling cotton, the combination of a flier-framehaving one of its sides hinged, a reel comprising two parts,eachconsisting of a reel-head and aportion of the shaft, one of said partsbeing journaled in the main portion of the flier-frame and provided withmeans for rotating it, and the other j ournaled in the hinged side, andmeans for securing the parts of the reel together; substantially asdescribed.

5. In an apparatus for baling cotton, the combination of a flier-frame,having one of its ICC IIC

sides hinged, a reel comprisingtwo parts,each

consisting of a reel-head and a portion of the shaft, one of said partsbeing journaled in the main portion of the flier-frame and provided withmeans for rotating it, comprising a toothed Wheel, a lever carrying apawl and pivoted on the main portion of the flier-frame, and adj ustabiemeans for moving the lever, and the other journaled in the hinged side,

and means for securing the parts of the reel 10 together; substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EMANUEL MOTZ" Witnesses:

FRANK D. BLAOKISTONE, A. P. GREELEY.

